982588 ÷ 42 
Our goal is to divide 982588 by 42.

On to step 1:
The number 42 fits into 9 0 times, leaving a remainder of 9.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 9 to get 9.
Include the next digit (8) from the dividend after 9, then repeat: 98 / 42

Moving on to step 2:
The number 42 fits into 98 2 times, leaving a remainder of 14.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2.0
Deduct 84 from 98 and we're left with 14.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 14, then carry on: 142 / 42

Going ahead to step 3:
The number 42 fits into 142 3 times, leaving a remainder of 16.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 23.0
Subtract 126 from 142 to get 16.
Fetch the next digit (5) from the dividend, attach it to 16 and continue: 165 / 42

Step 4:
165 divided by 42 is 3 with a remainder of 39.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 233.0
The remainder is 39 after subtracting 126 from 165.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 39 and continue: 398 / 42

Step 5:
42 goes into 398 9 times with a remainder of 20.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2339.0
Deduct 378 from 398 and we're left with 20.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 20 and continue with: 208 / 42

Step 6:
208 divided by 42 is 4 with a remainder of 40.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 23394.0
If we take 168 away from 208, we end up with 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Step 7:
42 goes into 400 9 times with a remainder of 22.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 23394.9
Deduct 378 from 400 and we're left with 22.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 220, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
42 goes into 220 5 times with a remainder of 10.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 23394.95
If we subtract 210 from 220, we get 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
42 goes into 100 2 times with a remainder of 16.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 23394.952
Deduct 84 from 100 and we're left with 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
If we divide 160 by 42, we get 3 and a remainder of 34.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 23394.9523
Subtract 126 from 160 to get 34.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 340, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 11:
When dividing 340 by 42, we get 8 with a remainder of 4.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 23394.95238
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 336 from 340.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
The number 42 fits into 40 0 times, leaving a remainder of 40.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 23394.95238
Deduct 0 from 40 and we're left with 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

On to step 13:
When dividing 400 by 42, we get 9 with a remainder of 22.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 23394.9523809
Deduct 378 from 400 and we're left with 22.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 220, and continue the process.

Step 14:
If we divide 220 by 42, we get 5 and a remainder of 10.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 23394.95238095
The remainder is 10 after subtracting 210 from 220.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 23394.95238095, and the remainder is 1e-08.